Population By Race and Ethnicity in Meriwether County, GA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 21,011 population of Meriwether County, Georgia comprised of 449 people who identified as Hispanic (2.14%), and 20,562 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Meriwether County, Georgia with a population of 12,194 (58.04%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,274 (39.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 309 (1.47%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Meriwether County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 11,859 (56.44%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,219 (39.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 335 (1.59%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Meriwether, Georgia.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Meriwether County, GA in 2017
Total Population:21,011
97.86%
Non Hispanic (97.86%)
Hispanic (2.14%)
Race in Meriwether County, GA in 2017
Total Population:21,011
58.04%39.38%
White Alone (58.04%)
Black or African American Alone (39.38%)
Two or more races (1.47%)
Asian Alone (0.58%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.49%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)
Ethnicity in Meriwether County, GA in 2017
Total Population:21,011
56.44%39.12%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (56.44%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (39.12%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.59%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.38%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.90%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.57%)
Population By Race in Meriwether , GA in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 12,194 58.04%
Black or African American Alone 8,274 39.38%
Two Or More Races 309 1.47%
Asian Alone 121 0.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 102 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Meriwether , GA in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,859 56.44%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,219 39.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 335 1.59%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 289 1.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 120 0.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 70 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 55 0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 32 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%